Thought this was silly...
And since it's been a while since I've posted, I'll drop a few concise opinions in the spirit of brevity that has apparantly fled in terror from this blog. Christ almighty it's like reading a mini-book (especially you, Bert).
Gay marriage: Huzzah! Now I know that I am not the learned scholar in the ways of history, government and philosophy as you, my esteemed colleagues are, but I don't recall there being any mention one way or another in the founding documents of this country even a reference to the matter. It seems to me that the "definition" of marriage has stemmed largely from either a "traditional" or christian standpoint, both of which are bunk! Bunk, I say! Tradition has no place in law making, else it would seem difficult to advance beyond the current thought process. As far as the christian point of view, I was always taught religion doesn't (shouldn't I suppose, since it clearly does) hold a place in law making. Bert's arguement along the welfare lines (if I interpreted it correctly) is ok, but I hold you have to solve the abuse of welfare in heterosexual circumstances before you can use it to prevent homosexual marriage. Undermining social fabric? Anything can be construed as such...and to prove my point, I will offically state here that Slaps undermines social fabric on a far greater and detrimental scale than any two male lovers could ever hope to do. But I digress into a textual nightmare. Huzzah! for gay marriage. Seems ok to me.
Harry Potter & TGoF: Eh...lost a bunch in the translation from book to movie. Exciting, I suppose, but I was severely disappointed with the lack of sphynx in the maze as well as the intitiation of the revival of the Order of the Phoenix. Now, admittedly I was what could technically be called "slightly intoxicated" - but only slightly! - but I think drunk me could have inserted a little more development along the way. Also, Mad Eye's magical eye is like a modified eye-patch? I always pictured it being right in his socket, like a real eye. Only magical!
Abortion: Doesn't gay marriage solve this problem????
I'm out. Hope you all take a lesson here in brevity.
